Passport checks for air travellers lifted as Bulgaria and Romania join EU’s Schengen
SOFIA (Reuters) – Airports in Sofia and Bucharest on Sunday removed passport check points for those departing to or arriving from most European Union member states as Bulgaria and Romania partially joined…
EU’s Gentiloni: Confident an agreement on fiscal rules can be reached soon
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni said on Friday an agreement on new EU fiscal rules should be reached soon, adding some legal aspects needed to be clarified.…
EU’s Michel, in Kyiv, warns of difficult meeting ahead on accession talks
By Tom Balmforth and Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and European Council chief Charles Michel warned on Tuesday that a European Union meeting next month to decide whether…
Apple files legal challenge to EU’s Digital Markets Act
By Martin Coulter LONDON (Reuters) -Apple has filed a legal case contesting decisions taken by the European Commission under its recently-introduced Digital Markets Act, according to a post shared by the Court…
EU’s Michel: EU and US must find mutually beneficial solutions on trade disputes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The European Union and the United States must find mutually beneficial solutions to help resolve trade disputes, said European Council President Charles Michel on Thursday. Michel added he was…
‘Bleeding Across Borders’: EU’s Censorship Law Is Pushing Big Tech To Censor Americans, Experts Say
‘Bleeding Across Borders’: EU’s Censorship Law Is Pushing Big Tech To Censor Americans, Experts Say Jason Cohen on October 17, 2023 The European Union (EU) is using its Digital Services Act (DSA)…
EU’s SAF quotas not feasible with today’s production – Lufthansa CEO
BERLIN (Reuters) – European Union quotas for sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), seen as an expensive but essential key to greener air travel, are not achievable by today’s standards, according to the chief…
Factbox-How the EU’s Digital Markets Act challenges Big Tech
By Martin Coulter LONDON (Reuters) – New European Union rules will rewrite the basic tenets of business on the internet and on mobile, upending how Big Tech makes money and how consumers…
Cuba seeks stronger EU-CELAC relations, condemns EU’s ‘manipulative behavior’
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba will look to expand cooperation at an upcoming summit of European Union, Latin American and Caribbean leaders next week, its foreign minister said, but accused the EU of…
Metaverse has set off no alarms or need for controls yet – EU’s Vestager
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The metaverse, shared virtual worlds accessible through the internet, has not triggered any concerns so far or the need for legislation to rein it in, EU…
Brazil says it cannot agree to EU’s proposal for Mercosur trade deal
(Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday said the European Union’s latest proposal for a trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur made reaching an agreement impossible as it…
No breakthrough as EU’s Borrell holds crisis talks with Kosovo, Serbia leaders
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell proposed steps to end weeks of violence in predominantly Serb areas of northern Kosovo to the leaders of Kosovo and Serbia on Thursday,…
EU’s Vestager to hold news conference, focus expected on Alphabet’s Google
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager will hold a news conference on an antitrust case at 1045 GMT, the European Commission said on Wednesday without providing details. Vestager is expected…
EU’s Michel calls for ‘stable and constructive’ cooperation with China
By Katya Golubkova HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) – European Council President Charles Michel said on Friday it was in the EU’s interest to maintain “stable and constructive” cooperation with China, as the Group…
EU’s Gentiloni sees no risk of EU real estate or debt crisis as rates rise
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Europe is not in danger of a real estate or debt crisis as a result of the rapid rise in European Central Bank interest rates, Economic Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni…
EU’s Vestager says ‘all options on the table’ after Lufthansa/SAS rulings
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s top competition official on Wednesday said “all options” were on the table but did not indicate what her next steps could be after Lufthansa and SAS…
EU’s Ukraine ammunition plan held up by eligibility wrangle
By Andrew Gray, Jan Strupczewski and John Irish BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A European Union plan to send 1 million artillery shells to Ukraine is being held up as member states argue over…
EU’s von der Leyen says she and Biden agreed to dialogue on clean tech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that she agreed with President Joe Biden during a meeting at the White House on Friday to have a dialogue concerning…
EU’s Vestager says any damage from U.S. subsidies is likely to be limited – WSJ
(Reuters) – EU anti-trust chief Margrethe Vestager said any damage to European competitiveness from U.S. subsidies was likely to be limited. Some European companies might be interested in investing in the United…
Explainer-Why Germany doesn’t like the EU’s debt reform proposals
BERLIN (Reuters) – EU finance ministers started talks last week on adjusting the bloc’s fiscal rules to the post-pandemic realities of high debt and significant investment needs, but some countries are not…
Davos 2023: Europe must seize catch-up chance – EU’s Gentiloni
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – An improved economic outlook gives Europe the chance to double-down on efforts to boost its industrial competitiveness in key sectors from clean energy to semiconductors, EU Economy Commissioner…
EU’s Dombrovskis: Some positive economic signs but must remain vigilant
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union might escape the steep economic recession some had predicted several months ago, when energy prices were sky-rocketing, but that does not mean the area is out…
Hungary central bank to keep EU’s highest rate steady as inflation shows no respite
By Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s central bank is likely to leave its base rate unchanged at 13% next Tuesday, the highest in the European Union, amid a continued rise in…
EU’s gas price cap scheme could backfire, raise volatility -ECB
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Proposed European Union rules aimed at tempering natural gas price spikes may actually jeopardize financial stability and need to be redesigned, the European Central Bank said on Thursday in…
EU’s Gentiloni urges Italy to stick to recovery fund deadlines and targets
MILAN (Reuters) – Italy should focus on meeting all deadlines for the EU’s post-pandemic recovery fund, the bloc’s Economy Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni warned on Thursday. Gentiloni was speaking in Rome, where some…
EU’s Vestager says Twitter chaos creates opportunity to seek alternatives
MADRID (Reuters) -The European Union’s antitrust chief said on Friday the tumultuous takeover of Twitter was an opportunity for the public to seek alternatives to the social network, praising though its blue-tick…
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